FINLAND - Country side

Thanks to Juuso for the card.

TAIWAN - Stamps

Queen Elizabeth II

Thank you to Christina.

TAIWAN - Greetings

Thanks to Michelle for the card.

ITALY - Meetup card

Thank you Valentine.

GERMANY - Deep well of a castle, the Ronneburg,

This card shows the pretty deep well of a castle, the Ronneburg, which was built in the late middle ages.  Thanks to Fabian for the card.

96 m deep well, particularly impressive, drifted into the rock with the help of medieval building techniques.

TAIWAN - Let's go to Taiwan

Thanks to Will for the card.

GERMANY - Neverin, Wasserturm

Water Tower (Neverin). Wasserturm in Neverin is next to Neverin and is located in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Thanks to lucius for the card.

TAIWAN - Chiayi railway station

Old photo of the Chiayi Train Station.  Thanks to Wing Fei for the card.

Chiayi (Chinese: 嘉義; pinyin: Jiāyì) is a railway station in Chiayi, Taiwan served by Taiwan "Railways and Alishan Forest Railway.

The station was firstly constructed in 1896 and opened on 20 April 1902 with service on the West Coast line. The station was a single-story wooden structure with Japanese style with slant roof and rain-shield walls. The rail line connected to the station roughly divides Chiayi City into two regions. The region located in front of the station prospered as the city business district, while the region located behind the station was scarcely developed. Service to the Alishan Forest Railway began in 1912 from the station. The station was renovated in June 1933 to its current structure."

CALIFORNIA - La Jolla

Thanks to Emily for the card.

"La Jolla is a smart seaside area, known for its rugged coastline. Trails wind past pine trees and sandstone canyons in Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve, while the 2 courses at world-renowned Torrey Pines Golf Course sit atop sea cliffs. La Jolla Cove has sweeping ocean views, and the Shell Beach tide pools are home to anemones and crabs. Posh boutiques and waterfront restaurants dot walkable La Jolla Village."

CANARY ISLANDS - La Laguna

Thanks to Noelia for the card.

"San Cristóbal de La Laguna (commonly known as La Laguna) is a city and municipality in the northern part of the island of Tenerife in the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, on the Canary Islands (Spain). The city is the third-most populous city of the archipelago and the second-most populous city of the island. La Laguna's historical center was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999. In 2003 the municipality started an ambitious Urban Plan to renew this area, that was carried out by the firm AUC S.L. (Arquitectura Urbanismo y Cooperación). The city was the ancient capital of the Canary Islands. La Laguna lies right alongside the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, thus the two cities and municipalities form a single large urban center, linked by tram."

WASHINGTON - The White House

The White House was the first government building to be constructed in Washington, DC. It has een the official residence of the U.S. Presidents except George Washington. Thanks to Sarah for the card.

CALIFORNIA - Hearst Castle

Begun by Willaim Randolph Hearst in 1919, the Castle was surrounded by 100,000 acres of rolling coastal hills, wildflowers and oaks. In the main "house" are 49 bathrooms, 58 bedrooms not including the 3 guest houses.  Thanks to John for the carad.

"Hearst Castle, San Simeon, is a National Historic Landmark and California Historical Landmark located on the Central Coast of California in the United States. The joint concept of William Randolph Hearst, the publishing tycoon, and his architect Julia Morgan, it was built between 1919 and 1947."

CHINA -

Thanks to Elle

Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh

Thanks to Bridget for the great card.

WASHINGTON - Seattle Skyline

Thanks to Don for the card.

"Seattle is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With an estimated 730,000 residents as of 2018, Seattle is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America."

Empress of Mexico - Charlotte Marie Amalie

Miramere Castle - Charlotte Marie Amalie, daughter of King Leopold of Belgium, Empress of Mexico (1840-1927).
Thanks to Yusof the the card.

"Princess Charlotte of Belgium (Marie Charlotte Amélie Augustine Victoire Clémentine Léopoldine), who later became Empress of Mexico as the wife of the ill-fated Archduke Maximilian of Austria, Emperor of Mexico, was born at the Castle of Laeken in Belgium on June 7, 1840. She was the only daughter and the youngest of the four children of Leopold I, King of Belgians and his second wife Princess Louise-Marie of Orléans." Source

CZECH REPUBLIC - Hospital Kuks

Hospital in Kuks originally a hospital for retired soldiers, now a landmark.

Thanks to Dana for the big beautiful card.

CHINA - Pagoda of Six Harmonies

Thanks to Nan for the card.

"Six Harmonies Pagoda, also known as Liuhe Pagoda, is found on Yuelun Hill in Hangzhou on the northern bank of Qiantang River. Its name references the 6 Buddhist ordinances, namely heaven, earth, north, south, east, and west. Its history dates back more than 1100 years to the year 970 in the Northern Song Dynasty when the king of the Wuyue State wanted to show his mortal authority by conquering the Qiantang River’s evil tidal bore. The pagoda also once served as a lighthouse due to its strategic location right next to the Qiantang River."

GERMANY - The Gustav Adolf Stave Church in Hahnenklee

Thanks to Uwe for the card.

"The Lutheran Gustav Adolf Stave Church (German: Gustav-Adolf-Stabkirche) is a stave church situated in Hahnenklee, a borough of Goslar in the Harz mountains, Germany. Construction of the church began in 1907, and the church was consecrated on June 28, 1908. The church is a free copy of the medieval Borgund Stave Church in Norway.

 The church was built from spruce trunks harvested at the nearby Bocksberg mountain. The interior comprises numerous carvings of archaic symbols as well as Viking ship design features. The building soon became a frequently visited landmark and a popular wedding church."

Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church

Thanks to George B for the card and banknote!.

"Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church is a historic Catholic church at 1500 W. 6th Street in Ashtabula, Ohio, United States. It was built in the 1890s for a newly established parish and has gained both local and federal designation as a historic site."

"Put-in-Bay is a village located on South Bass Island in Put-in-Bay Township, Ottawa County, Ohio, United States 35 miles (56 km) east of Toledo. The population was 138 at the 2010 census."

HONG KONG - Victoria Harbor

Thanks to Josh for the card.

USA - Little White Church, Elbe, Washington

Thanks to Becki for the card.

"This tiny (18-by-24 foot) church sits on its original location in the beautiful foothills west of Mount Rainier. The town of Elbe, Washington, has a rich German heritage and bears the name of the founders' origin, the Elbe River valley near Hamburg, Germany. As it has since 1906, the church signifies peace and tranquility to residents and tourists alike. Beginning in 1893, worshipers met in homes and the town hall until the church was constructed in 1906. 

A founder of the town, Heinrich Lutkens, donated the land and material for the church. Pastor Karl Kilian designed this simple yet pleasing building, and the townspeople built it themselves. Pastor Kilian served his Elbe flock from 1906 to 1933."

CHINA - Fuyang, Chongqing

Thanks to Lingrui for the card.

INDONESIA - Faces of Balinese

Thanks to Fiqa for the card.

"The Balinese people (Indonesian: Suku Bali) are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the Indonesian island of Bali. The Balinese population of 4.2 million (1.7% of Indonesia's population) live mostly on the island of Bali, making up 89% of the island's population.  There are also significant populations on the island of Lombok and in the easternmost regions of Java."